Rituals (natural history). 4, Initiation /

Initiation rituals are spectacular, with the power to change who you are. In Papua New Guinea, boys endure brutal skin cutting to become men. In India, a girl gives up her family and has all her hair plucked out in her initiation as a Jain nun. In Senegal, a wrestler hopes ancient rituals will bring...

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Other Authors:	Bell, Simon (Director, Producer), Gravelle, Matthew (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Rites and ceremonies. Initiation rites. Initiation rites > Religious aspects > India. Jainism > Rituals. Initiation rites > Papua New Guinea. Wrestling > Senegal. Military education > Taiwan. Rites et cérémonies. Rites d'initiation. Rites d'initiation > Aspect religieux > Inde. Jaïnisme > Rituel. Rites d'initiation > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée. Lutte > Sénégal. ceremonies. rites. rites of passage. Initiation rites > Religious aspects. Military education. Wrestling. India. Papua New Guinea. Senegal. Taiwan. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.
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Summary:	Initiation rituals are spectacular, with the power to change who you are. In Papua New Guinea, boys endure brutal skin cutting to become men. In India, a girl gives up her family and has all her hair plucked out in her initiation as a Jain nun. In Senegal, a wrestler hopes ancient rituals will bring success as he tries to enter the sport's big league. And in Taiwan, recruits must complete ten gruelling exercises over rocks in the 'Road to Heaven', the final ritual to join the military elite.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed November 06, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (50 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:49:33